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In 1973, Marty Cooper made the first public mobile phone call using his newly invented cell phone. Now, there are more mobile phones on the planet than people. Fourteen-year-old Becky, from Northern Ireland, asks Marty about that call and how his invention changed our lives. Producer: Tamsin Barber. World Wise Web is a co-production between Â鶹Éç World Service and Â鶹Éç Rewind. Music composed by Nick Thorburn